DayZ system requirements

To run the DayZ requirements, you will need an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 GPU, an Intel Core i5-4430 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 16GB of free HDD or SSD space. 

The DayZ system requirements are quite demanding for its time, with a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core i5-4430 CPU required. The recommended CPU is greater or equal to an Intel Core i5-6600K. DayZ PC requirements state that you will need at least 8 GB RAM, but ideally have 12 installed. The minimum GPU recommended is equivalent to an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760, but the recommended graphics card is an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060. You will need at least 16 GB of free disk space to install DayZ.

DayZ FPS Boost

Here are our tips to increase your DayZ framerate...

• Disable 'Vsync' and 'Foliage Smoothing'
• Lower options like Shadow Detail, Texture Filtering and Object Detail - these will see the biggest FPS boosts.
• Ensure you are running the game in fullscreen mode, not windowed.
• Disable any background applicaitons.

DayZ will run on PC system with Windows 7/8.1 64-bit and upwards.

Looking for an upgrade? Try our easy to use DayZ set up guides to find the best cards. Filter for DayZ graphics card comparison and CPU compare. We'll help you find the best deal for the right gear to run the game.

DayZ FPS - what frame rate can you expect?

How many FPS will I get on DayZ? We reference thousands of reports from PCGameBenchmark users running our FPS tracking app to tell you exactly how DayZ performs across a range of different settings and resolutions on the most popular PC gaming setups.

What frame rate does DayZ run at?

Here are the typical frame rate samples

Avg FPS	CPU	GPU	RAM
156	Intel Core i5-8400	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB	16 GB
44	Intel Core i3-10100F	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650	32 GB
38	Intel Core i5-3470	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650	16 GB
38	Intel Core i7-8700	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	16 GB
33	Intel Core i5-10400	NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030	8 GB

What frame rate does DayZ run at? Check our FPS Calculator

Are you experiencing DayZ FPS drops and stutters? Want to know exactly how the game performs on your system? You can get a free easy FPS test for all your games using the PCGameBenchmark FPS monitor tool - your first step to understanding how the parts in your gaming PC are actually performing in real-world conditions.